Getting ready for Pancake Day

The boys are already really excited and looking forward to Shrove Tuesday on 9th February. We all love pancakes in our house and if we’re lucky then on a Sunday morning Daddy may make us pancakes for breakfast.

I like the thin crepe style pancakes rather than the fluffy American ones. Mainly because I can eat more of them without getting too full up so we get to have lots of different filling combinations.

This is the tried and tested Delia Smith pancake recipe we use, makes approx 8 pancakes;

Ingredients

110g/4oz plain flour, sifted

pinch of salt

2 eggs

100ml/7fl oz milk mixed with 75ml/3fl oz water

50g/2oz butter

Instructions

Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl.

Make a well in the centre of the flour and break the eggs into it.

Start whisking the mixture together, getting all the loose bits of flour.

Gradually add the water and milk while still whisking.

Make sure that you keep whisking and get any loose bits until smooth.

Place in the fridge to cool or if in a hurry you could always add a couple of ice cubes and mix in.

Cooking

Melt the butter into a very hot pan then add 2 tbsp back to the batter mix and whisk in. Put the rest in a bowl to lubricate the frying pan when you make the pancakes.

Pour a little of the melted butter into a hot frying pan and add a ladle full of the batter mix. Tip the mixture around the frying pan to give and even coating.

It should take about 30 seconds to cook and then you get the fun part of trying to flip it over to brown the other side.

You’ll also want to make sure that you get some yummy fillings to go inside the pancakes.

Our favourites are:

Daddy: – Banana and Nutella

Ben: – Nutella

Will: – Sugar and Jam

Me: – Lemon and Sugar or Panacotta and Strawberries if we’re feeling posh!

I’ll definitely be making pancakes after school on 9th February for the boys, best make sure I’ve got all the ingredients in.

I am such a traditionalist – its lemon and sugar all the way for me! My girls love pancake day more than any other – our 9yo asks most days after school if we can have pancakes. She is going to love next Tuesday x

Who doesn’t love pancakes? Actually I only just started enjoying them properly a few years ago, once i’d found the perfect toppings, agave nectar and strawberries! YUM! I’m not quite brave enough to make my from scratch yet so some store bought ones will do this year, maybe next year I’ll venture into making my own?? x

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Lisa Graham

I'm a mum of three. I have two boys aged 8 & 9 and a little girl born on New Years Day.
I was diagnosed with Spondylolisthesis in 2012 and have had three back surgeries.
When I found out I was pregnant realised how little support and advise there was out there for mums like me. I hope my blog will be helpful and give an insight into pregnancy and parenting after back surgery.